Carrie Hope Fletcher is one of the leading stars of the British stage, having starred in West End productions of “Les Miserables,” “Heathers the Musical” and, most recently, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ...

The exploration of complex issues and questions of morality are quickly becoming the hallmark of Norman North High School’s spring dramas. Last year, NNHS speech and drama teacher Jim Ryan led his ...

Brecht’s plays are so layered with symbolism and enriched with moral lessons that it’s no surprise production companies have consistently found new ways of interpreting them. The Caucasian Chalk ...

Brecht based his 1945 play on the story of Solomon from the Old Testament and on a 14th-century Chinese chalk circle tale. The play takes place in Georgia during a civil war. Grusha, the maid cannot ...

The play Caucasian Chalk Circle was written in 1944 by German playwright, Bertolt Brecht. Set in the Caucasus region (hence the name) at the end of World War II, it follows Grusha, a maid to a wealthy ...

The story of a land dispute between two rival groups in Eastern Europe, a 'special military operation' and a refugee crisis. No, not the current news headlines, but the contents of Bertolt Brecht's ...

When it's announced at the start of "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" that those assembled on stage will be putting on a play called "The Caucasian Chalk Circle," one character asks, "Can you hurry it up?